BEES coach Eugene Martin identified the loss of the Battle of the Breakdown as the key factor in his side’s derby thrashing by Moseley.

The New Zealander pinpointed Mose’s physicality as the main difference between the two teams as the visitors failed to retain possession and lost control of a match in which they led.

With just half-an-hour to go the Solihull outfit were 16-10 up and looking comfortable only for two turnovers inside their 22 to change the game.

The first resulted in a try for Ben Pons and the second was punished by Chris Bishay, which not only secured the victory but a bonus point too.

“Apart from Mike Denbee we did not have a lot of people getting down to the ball and that allowed Ben Pons and Wag Mason to dominate,” Martin said.

“Quite a few times when we took the ball in we just didn’t get it back and they made us pay for that with some very well-taken tries. They were a lot more physical than us.”

Bees will try to redress the balance when Rotherham come to Damson Park tomorrow night. “I don’t think we are going to make too many changes,” Martin said. “Maybe we have been criticised for changing the team too much and if we go in with a similar side it will give everyone the chance to put things right.”

One definite addition will be Semisi Taulava, the Tongan second row who was a replacement at the weekend. Martin expects scrum-half Jimmy Williams to have recovered from the knock that forced him off on Saturday.